Poll symbols: From bananas to bangles

Decoding the Election Commission's chart of poll symbols is a rather intriguing exercise in semiotics. Some are easy to decipher - like the Congress party's hand. It could be the hand that represents unity, that governs resolutely and so on. Or it could stand for something entirely un-political , as a joke circulated after the last Lok Sabha elections suggests: when more than 50 per cent of the voters were males under the age of 30, it's no wonder that the hand won. Read More................Poll symbols: From bananas to bangles, take your pick

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Male power officials forced to wear bangles

Lucknow: Agitated over rampant power outages, Congress party workers led by a woman made electricity department officials in an Uttar Pradesh district wear bangles - a measure to shame men - the police said on Saturday. Read More................Male power officials forced to wear bangles

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